2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball

South Point Thanksgiving Shootout Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#9
2015–16 record	26–8 (15–3 B1G)
Head coach	Kevin McGuff (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Joy Cheek
Assistant coach	Patrick Klein
Assistant coach	Mark Mitchell
Home arena	Value City Arena

2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Maryland†	16	–	2	.889	31	–	4	.886
#9 Ohio State	15	–	3	.833	26	–	8	.765
#16 Michigan State	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Indiana	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Minnesota	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Purdue	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Michigan	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Nebraska	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Iowa	8	–	10	.444	19	–	14	.576
Rutgers	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Penn State	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	18	–	17	.514
Wisconsin	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
Illinois	2	–	16	.111	9	–	21	.300

† 2016 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 31, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team will represent the Ohio State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by third year head coach Kevin McGuff, play their home games at Value City Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Buffalo and West Virginia in the first and second rounds round before losing to Tennessee in the sweet sixteen.

Roster

2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	00	Pugh, KaylanKaylan Pugh	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	St. Mary's Episcopal	Collierville, TN
3.5 !F	1	Beach, KalpanaKalpana Beach	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Westlake	Westlake, OH
1.5 !G	3	Mitchell, KelseyKelsey Mitchell	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Princeton	Cincinnati, OH
1.5 !G	4	Calhoun, SierraSierra Calhoun (I)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Christ the King Duke	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	5	Mitchell, ChelseaChelsea Mitchell	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Princeton	Cincinnati, OH
1.5 !G	12	Holland, KiannaKianna Holland	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Seneca	Seneca, SC
1.5 !G	13	Craft, CaitCait Craft	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Liberty-Benton	Findlay, OH
1.5 !G	14	Alston, AmerystAmeryst Alston	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	McKinley	Canton, OH
1.5 !G	20	Doss, AsiaAsia Doss	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Country Day School	Detroit, MI
5.0 !C	21	Blair, LisaLisa Blair	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Nazareth Regional	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	22	Hart, AlexaAlexa Hart	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	Africentric	Columbus, OH
3.5 !F	23	Mavunga, StephanieStephanie Mavunga (I)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Brownsburg North Carolina	Brownsburg, IN
3.5 !F	24	Waterman, MakaylaMakayla Waterman	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Fairmont	Kettering, OH
3.5 !F	32	Cooper, ShaylaShayla Cooper	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Norcross	Norcross, GA
5.0 !C	34	Ekhelar, TheresaTheresa Ekhelar	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	1.0 !Fr	Life Center Academy	Woodbridge, NJ

Head coach

Kevin McGuff (Saint Joseph's (IN))

Assistant coach(es)

Joy Cheek (Duke)
Patrick Klein (Ohio State)
Mark Mitchell (Eastern Kentucky)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/01/2015* 2:00 PM	#6	Ursuline	W 113–61		Value City Arena (3,824) Columbus, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM	#6	at #2 South Carolina	L 80–88	0–1	Colonial Life Arena (16,815) Columbia, SC
11/16/2015* 5:30 PM, ESPN2	#7	#1 Connecticut College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	L 56–100	0–2	Value City Arena (11,435) Columbus, OH
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM	#7	Belmont	W 84–56	1–2	Value City Arena (3,826) Columbus, OH
11/22/2015* 2:00 PM	#7	Wagner	W 106–47	2–2	St. John Arena (3,803) Columbus, OH
11/27/2015* 5:15 PM	#11	vs. Liberty South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 75–65	3–2	South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
11/28/2015* 3:00 PM	#11	vs. #10 Texas A&M South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 95–80	4–2	South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#10	at #3 Notre Dame ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 72–75	4–3	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,609) South Bend, IN
12/06/2015* 1:00 PM, CBSSN	#10	at Cincinnati	W 105–76	5–3	Fifth Third Arena (1,767) Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2015* 2:00 PM	#10	North Carolina A&T	W 89–56	6–3	Value City Arena (4,577) Columbus, OH
12/18/2015* 7:00 PM	#10	Princeton	W 90–70	7–3	Value City Arena (4,639) Columbus, OH
12/21/2015* 7:00 PM	#9	Virginia	W 93–73	8–3	Value City Arena (4,778) Columbus, OH
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2015 12:00 PM, BTN	#9	#24 Michigan State	W 85–80	9–3 (1–0)	Value City Arena (5,631) Columbus, OH
01/02/2016 12:00 PM, CBS	#9	at #6 Maryland	W 80–71	10–3 (2–0)	Xfinity Center (10,119) College Park, MD
01/07/2016 7:00 PM	#5	Indiana	W 97–70	11–3 (3–0)	Value City Arena (4,420) Columbus, OH
01/10/2016 2:00 PM	#5	Rutgers	W 90–78	12–3 (4–0)	Value City Arena (6,081) Columbus, OH
01/14/2016 8:00 PM, BTN	#5	at Northwestern	L 82–86	12–4 (4–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (852) Evanston, IL
01/17/2016 2:00 PM, BTN	#5	Purdue	W 90–70	13–4 (5–1)	Value City Arena (7,418) Columbus, OH
01/21/2016 6:00 PM, BTN	#7	at Michigan	W 97–93	14–4 (6–1)	Crisler Center (2,093) Ann Arbor, MI
01/24/2016 3:00 PM, ESPN2	#7	at Rutgers	W 67–58	15–4 (7–1)	The RAC (1,510) Piscataway, NJ
01/28/2016 7:00 PM, BTN	#7	Northwestern	W 76–73	16–4 (8–1)	Value City Arena (4,606) Columbus, OH
02/01/2016 7:00 PM, BTN	#7	at Illinois	W 80–70	17–4 (9–1)	State Farm Center (1,517) Champaign, IL
02/04/2016 7:00 PM	#7	Wisconsin	W 87–61	18–4 (10–1)	Value City Arena (4,267) Columbus, OH
02/08/2016 9:00 PM, ESPN2	#7	#5 Maryland	W 94–86	19–4 (11–1)	Value City Arena (4,911) Columbus, OH
02/11/2016 8:30 PM, BTN	#7	Iowa	W 98–81	20–4 (12–1)	Value City Arena (3,667) Columbus, OH
02/14/2016 2:00 PM, BTN	#7	at Penn State	W 77–63	21–4 (13–1)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
02/18/2016 6:00 PM, BTN	#5	Nebraska	W 96–70	22–4 (14–1)	Value City Arena (5,243) Columbus, OH
02/21/2016 2:00 PM	#5	Illinois	W 117–74	23–4 (15–1)	Value City Arena (8,247) Columbus, OH
02/24/2016 8:00 PM	#5	at Minnesota	L 88–90 ^OT	23–5 (15–2)	Williams Arena (6,434) Minneapolis, MN
02/27/2016 2:00 PM, BTN	#5	at #20 Michigan State	L 105–107 ^3OT	23–6 (15–3)	Breslin Center (8,631) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 6:30 PM, BTN	#9	vs. Rutgers Quarterfinals	W 73–58	24–6	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
03/05/2016 5:30 PM, BTN	#9	vs. #19 Michigan State Semifinals	L 63–82	24–7	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016* 2:30 PM, ESPN2	(3 SF) #9	vs. (14 SF) Buffalo First Round	W 88–69	25–7	St. John Arena (2,626) Columbus, OH
03/20/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPN2	(3 SF) #9	vs. (6 SF) #23 West Virginia Second Round	W 88–81	26–7	St. John Arena (2,558) Columbus, OH
03/25/2016* 9:30 PM, ESPN2	(3 SF) #9	vs. (7 SF) Tennessee Sweet Sixteen	L 62–78	26–8	Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,610) Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	6	7	11	10	10	10	9	9	5	5	7	7	7	7	5	5	9	9	9	N/A
Coaches	10	14т	14	12	13	12	10	9	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	5	9	9	9	10

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/osu-w-baskbl-sched.html

Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball

Venues	St. John Arena (1965–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)

Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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2015–16 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References